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Education economist @ BU Wheelock & Economics Dept | Wheelock Education Policy Center | Co-editor @ JHR | White House CEA 2022-23 | www.joshua-goodman.com

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 30

For those interested in education policy and the economics of education, I've put together 4 starter packs:

Faculty and researchers 1: go.bsky.app/GHJzy4L
Faculty and researchers 2: go.bsky.app/TeqwuKM
PhD students & postdocs: go.bsky.app/FUjWT5E
Journalists and writers: go.bsky.app/3XhYmo3

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 9h

Excited for California's kids now that Governor Newsom has signed AB 1454, bringing science of reading reforms to the Golden State. edsource.org/2025/governo...

New law changes how California kids learn to read

California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 1454, which provides elementary school teachers with training in evidence-based reading instruction, and includes $480 million in the 2025-2...

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 10h

Real change in public expenditures on higher education, 2008 to 2023, selected countries that actually publish the damn data. UK is worst here, but note this does not include RAB (projected future loan forgiveness, basically). If RAB is included...UK would still be last.

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 10h

I got to give someone good professional news today, so that was nice.

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 11h

A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 12h

Three big announcements concerning new data from the AEA on the #EconJobMarket

First, there are now live dashboards on AEA JOE that show the # of jobs listed on JOE each week, with comparisons to recent years. These will be updated weekly.
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

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JOE Openings by Week - Pre-ASSA

www.aeaweb.org

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Kirsten Slungaard Mumma @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social · 13h

Prospective PhD Students:

I am planning to accept a PhD student for AY 2026-27 in the economics and education program at Teachers College. Apply if you want to use the economics of education to study immigration or politics/political engagement and public schools. :-)

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 20h

Now I feel better!

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 1d

Posted a short blog post with updated data (and public repo with data) of current state of Econ job market:

paulgp.com/2025/10/08/j...

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

Can't believe I missed the obvious "hivemind" joke just sitting there.

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

Meanwhile, BU's economics department has been overrun by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

Meanwhile, BU's economics department has been overrun by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

We knew my college classmate was a genius, but nice to see it made official.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1d

A Harvard math professor is among the 2025 recipients of the MacArthur "genius" grants, which come with $800,000 and no strings attached.

Harvard mathematician among New Englanders awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants - The Boston Globe

The $800,000 no-strings-attached grants are awarded to “extraordinarily” creative people to fund their work over five years.

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

16 days from R&R to resubmission. I love the econ short paper format.

a cartoon of the flash running with the words `` that 's how fast i move '' written below him .

ALT: a cartoon of the flash running with the words `` that 's how fast i move '' written below him .

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1d

A Harvard math professor is among the 2025 recipients of the MacArthur "genius" grants, which come with $800,000 and no strings attached.

Harvard mathematician among New Englanders awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grants - The Boston Globe

The $800,000 no-strings-attached grants are awarded to “extraordinarily” creative people to fund their work over five years.

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 1d

1) 3-page limit (though 2 is better), forcing writer to prioritize feedback (ie. via sections distinguishing major from minor concerns)

2) Starting with the positives, not just leaping into criticism

3) Relatively high ratio of constructive criticism to criticism without actionable advice

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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder!

Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...

SOLE 2026 Submissions Open

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Maria Bach @mariabach.bsky.social · 1d

I am eventually going to take up @undercoverhist.bsky.social s idea of doing a podcast episode on how to write good reviewer reports. SO I need your help, send me 3 things every reviewer report needs AND/OR the worst reviewer report who have ever received (provide example and reasoning) 🙏

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Douglas N. Harris @douglasharris9.bsky.social · 1d

I'm truly honored by this. APPAM is a terrific organization and I'm indebted to many of its outstanding members who are having their own impact on policy analysis and management. Thanks so much to everyone.

APPAM @appam.bsky.social · 2d

We congratulate the 2025 Policy Field Distinguished Contribution Award winner, Douglas N. Harris from Tulane University. This award honors a person who has made significant & long-term contributions to public policy analysis & management as a field. Learn more: https://ow.ly/oAg950X77Cy